Need help

Multiple things creak when breaking in. Your axle may not be tight enough and your wheel is shifting in the dropout

Cranks could be loose but like tom said it could also just be bearings and parts breaking in

any possibility i fucked sth up when i maybe tightened the chain (too much) in the first place?


I might get it to the shop.i dont know..

possible that it's too tight. wheels can shift when tightening

The thing i noticed is when i tighten the chain the noise is louder and easier to hear.When i loose the chain it becomes a bit more quiet but its still there.I cant spot where the problem is

what bike is it exactly? sounds like bearing issue either in the freewheel/driver or the hub itself. more likely freewheel/driver since chain tension has an impact

Its the 2015 kink liberty sexton

Inferno wrote:

Its the 2015 kink liberty sexton

probably just bearings breaking in. I know you're bearings are all sealed.

So i need new bearings?what does it mean?

Inferno wrote:

So i need new bearings?what does it mean?

probably just bearings breaking in. chain should have about 3-5mm play up and down. if that doesnt help then hit up kink or a shop

if its bearings it means i need new ones or depends ?

Inferno wrote:

if its bearings it means i need new ones or depends ?

they may just be breaking in. they're brand new so they don't spin well yet. just ride it so they get to the point where they roll smooth. nothing wrong with them

So should i keep riding with the hope it will go away or get it to the shop?

Inferno wrote:

So should i keep riding with the hope it will go away or get it to the shop?

totally up to you

Ok thanks

first lube up the chain. could just be dried up and making noise. I used a wax base lube found at wal mart. last but 3-4 weeks after that i can hear chain again.

Is it happening just when you pedal? like if you're pedaling, and as you take a crank it makes a squeaking noise?

kaliel.roblesrios wrote:

first lube up the chain. could just be dried up and making noise. I used a wax base lube found at wal mart. last but 3-4 weeks after that i can hear chain again.

i lubed it but it didnt make a difference

sundaybmxRR wrote:

Is it happening just when you pedal? like if you're pedaling, and as you take a crank it makes a squeaking noise?

Yes,it's happening when i pedal.

Inferno wrote:

Yes,it's happening when i pedal.

take your cranks off and grease your splines

sundaybmxRR wrote:

Is it happening just when you pedal? like if you're pedaling, and as you take a crank it makes a squeaking noise?

Inferno wrote:

Yes,it's happening when i pedal.

sundaybmxRR wrote:

take your cranks off and grease your splines

i might be wrong but i think i can hear the noise coming from the back of the chain(where the hub is) so could it be chain alignment because i think the first time i heard it was after i tightened the chain.What do you think?

So u eliminated that a dried up chain ain't the noise.
remove the chain and isolate the noise to the crank or rear hub.